Manifolding check book



se 't. 21,1932. v A R, LAWSON 1,819,347

MANIFOLDING CHECK BOOK Filed Oct. 6, 1930 I "lnuanfur Albert FLLaLuscln 4 JW Patented Sept. 27, 1932 .UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcsx ALBERT Ross LAWSON, or HA ILTON, ONTARIO, cAnAnA '1 'MANIFOVLDING CHECK BOOK Application filed October a, 1930. Serial No.486,533. l

My invention relates to improvementsin manifolding sales check books in which carbon sheets are used to provide a plurality of copies at one writing, and the object of my 5 invention is to devise a book of this nature in which a plurality of binding staples are positioned crosswise of the inner edges of the sheets and secured to the cover, the unused sheets being positioned upon one set of staple legs and the entered sheets upon the other set of staple legs.

A'still further object of my invention is to produce-such a book in which the standard form of construction of a duplicate entry book 1 can be utilized with a single extra sheet of carbon to produce a triplicate entry book.

My invention consists of a manifolding sales check book constructed and arranged all 'as hereinafter more particularly described 2I) and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my mani folding book, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken through aportion of the book.

Like characters of reference indicate cordrawing.

The type of manifolding sales check book incorporated in my invention consists ofa series of record sheets, each of the series comprising a carbon sheet 1 and a duplicate sheet 2 bound together into thebook, the carbon sheet being only carbonized upon the face adjacent to the duplicate sheet, and an origiresponding parts in the two views in the nal sheet 3 united along one edge ofthe duplicate sheet and folded over the carbon sheet. In addition to each of these sheets in each of the series I furnish an additional carbon sheet contained within the commencement end of the book and lying between the first original sheet and the non-carbonized back of the first carbon sheet. The carbon sheets are only carbonized upon their lower face, and the upper faces of the carbon sheets are clear for the reception of a carbon copy My staples 6 are positioned crosswise of the upper edges 7 of the duplicate sheets and car bon sheets. each staple being inserted through only one orifice 8 in each sheet and in the cover 9. The other leg 10 of each staple is only pierced through the cover 9 when the check sales bookis manufactured. I provide a plurality of my staples 6, such as illustrated a in Fig. 2, and find that two pairs. positioned gg in proximity-to the ends of the edges 7 of'the record sheets are sufiicient for retaining such sheets froni'being acci dently torn from out of the book. 7 1 hen my book is fresh and ready for useac the record leaves are all positioned upon one leg of each of the staples, and when-subsequent transactions are made, the original sheets 3 and the duplicate sheets 2 are torn H from out of the book and the triplicate car- .5

- bon or record sheets 1 are folded back into the-position illustrated in Fig; 4, that is, the sheets in being folded back are'carried around the'staples so that they lie flat and entirely u out of contact with the unentered'leaves of "7' v p the manifolding book. When a book is being used from the back to the front with this type of staple each group of sheets can be readily carried around the staples from the upper to the lowerniostportion of the cover.

- face adjacent to the upper non-carbonized face of the lower carbon sheet. When a transaction is being recorded upon the first St group the record appears upon the original sheet 3, is transferred by the uppermost carbon sheet on to the non-carbonized upper face of the lower carbon sheet, and trans ferred by. the lower carbonized face of the ti.- lower carbon sheet 1 on to the duplicate sheet 2.

It will be therefore seen that three records of the transaction are made, the record upon the original sheet 3, the transferred record upon the non-carbonized upper face of the carbon sheet 1, and the transferred record upon the upper face of the duplicate sheet 2.

After the transaction is completedthe original sheet 3 and the duplicate sheet 2 are 0 torn from out of the book. The extra carbon sheet f of the first group is then carried around the staples from off the carbon sheet 1 and such carbon sheet 1 inserted into the .next group between the original sheet and and duplicate sheets are torn from out of the book, the carbon sheet 1 from the first group carried around the staples and the carbon sheet 2 from the second group inserted below the original sheet of the third group and so on until the end of the book is reached.

It will be therefore seen that the record of each transaction is made in triplicate form, and that the remaining carbon sheets in the book with the exception of the original carbon sheet 4 contain a record of a transaction upon their non-carbonized faces, or in other words, each carbon sheet during its first recording receives a transfer copy upon itsnon-carbonized face and also transfers a copy from its carbonized face on the duplicate sheet, and in the second or succeeding transaction the carbon sheet then lying between the original sheet and the next carbon sheet transfers for the second time a copy on to the upper non-carbonized face of the next carbon sheet. a

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A manifolding-book comprising a cover, a series of record sheets contained within the cover and lying upon the inner face of one cover leaf when the book is opened, each of said series comprising a carbon sheet and duplicate sheet bound into the book, the carbon sheet being only carbonized upon the face adjacent the duplicate sheet, and an original sheet united along one edge to the duplicate sheet and folded over the carbon sheet, and a plurality of wire book binding staples rigidly positioned crosswise of the inner edges of the sheets and extending through the duplicate and carbon sheets and cover, the staple ends lying along the outer face ofthe back of the cover, the series of record sheets being positioned upon one set of staple legs and the used carbon sheets on the other set of staple legs.

2. A'manifolding book comprising a cover, a series of record sheets contained within the cover and lying upon the inner face of one cover leaf when the book is opened, each of said series comprising a carbon sheet and duplicate sheet bound into the book, the carbon sheet being only carbonized upon the the book.

face adjacent the duplicate sheet, and an original sheet united along one edge to the duplicate sheet and folded over the carbon sheet, and a plurality of substantially rcctangular fiat topped wire book binding staples being positioned upon one set of staple legs and the used carbon sheets on the other set of staple legs.

3. A manifolding book comprising a cover;

a series of record leaves connected with the cover; a series of carbon leaves connected with the cover and normally interleaved with the record leaves; and a plurality of wire staples forming the connection between the leaves and the cover, the said staples being clinched at the back of the cover and extending through the leaves and cover in a direction lengthwise of the former, unused leaves being normally positioned on one set of staple legs,theother set of staple legs receiving, after use, those leaves which are to be retained in the book. i

4. A manifolding book comprising a cover; a series of record leaves connected with the cover; a series of carbon leavesconnected with the cover and normally interleaved with the record leaves; and a plurality of flattopped'wire staples forming the connection between the leaves and the cover, the said staples being clinched at the back of the cover and extending through the leaves and cover in a direction lengthwise of the former, unused leaves being normally positioned on one set of staple legs, the other set of staple legs receiving, after use those leaves which are to be retained in the book.

5. A manifolding book comprising a cover; a series of record leaves provided with stubs connected with the cover and each separated by a line of weakness from the body of its leaf; a'series of carbon leaves carbonized 0n the under surface onlyconnected with the cover and normally interleaved with the record leaves; and a plurality of wirestaples forming the connection between the leaves and the cover, the said staples being clinched at the back of the cover and extending through the leaves and cover in a direction lengthwise of the former, unused leaves being normally positioned on one set of staple legs, the other set of staple legs receiving, after use, those leaves which are to be retained in ALBERT ROSS LAWSON. 

